Jaelon Darden
Seattle Seahawks, Wide Receiver
Age: 25y-11m-10d (Jan 14, 1999)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
College: North Texas
Drafted: Round 4 (#129 overall), 2021
Agent(s): David Canter, Ness Mugrabi (GSE Worldwide)
2024 Cap Hit
$273,610
2024 Cash
$766,108
Career Earnings
$3,304,728
2024-2024 (CURRENT)
Jaelon Darden signed a 1 year , $985,000 contract with the Cleveland Browns, including an average annual salary of $985,000. In 2024, Darden will earn a base salary of $273,610, while carrying a cap hit of $273,610.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $985,000
Average Salary:
$985,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 25 | $273,610 | 0.11% | $273,610 | $273,610 | - | ||||
2025 | 26 |
RFA |
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Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
2024 | 25 | $273,610 | 0.11% | $273,610 | $273,610 | - | ||||
2024 | 25 | $218,888 | 0.09% | $218,888 | $218,888 | - |
Year | Age | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 25 | $273,610 | $273,610 | $273,610 | $273,610 | |||||||
Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
2024 | 25 | $273,610 | $273,610 | $273,610 | $547,220 | |||||||
2024 | 25 | $218,888 | $218,888 | $218,888 | $492,498 |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2024 Rookie
Jaelon Darden signed a 4 year , $4,177,904 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $697,904 signing bonus, $697,904 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,044,476. In 2024, Darden will earn a base salary of $1,055,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,055,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,177,904
Average Salary:
$1,044,476
Signing Bonus:
$697,904
GTD at Sign:
$697,904
Total GTD:
$697,904
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Seasons
2 Years
Career Earnings thru 2024
$3,304,728
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 22 |
Active
|
$1,357,904 |
$1,357,904 |
||
2022 | 23 |
Retained
Active
|
$595,829 $229,165 |
$1,953,733 $2,182,898 |
||
2023 | 24 |
Reserve
Retained
|
$216,000 $52,222 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
||
2024 | 25 |
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$273,610 $273,610 $218,888 $75,000 $12,500 |
$2,724,730 $2,998,340 $3,217,228 $3,292,228 $3,304,728 |
||
Total |
$3,304,728 |
$2,724,730 $2,998,340 $3,217,228 $3,292,228 $3,304,728 |
||||
Total |
$3,304,728 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $1,255,829 | $697,904 | - | - | - | - | $1,953,733 | |
3 | $1,077,385 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,077,385 | |
1 | $273,610 | - | - | - | - | - | $273,610 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 22 |
$660,000
|
$697,904 |
$1,357,904 |
$1,357,904 |
||||||
2022 | 23 |
$595,829 $229,165
|
$595,829 $229,165 |
$1,953,733 $2,182,898 |
|||||||
2023 | 24 |
$216,000 $52,222
|
$216,000 $52,222 |
$2,398,898 $2,451,120 |
|||||||
2024 | 25 |
$273,610 $273,610 $218,888 $75,000 $12,500
|
$273,610 $273,610 $218,888 $75,000 $12,500 |
$2,724,730 $2,998,340 $3,217,228 $3,292,228 $3,304,728 |
|||||||
Total |
$2,606,824 |
$697,904 |
$3,304,728 |
$2,724,730 $2,998,340 $3,217,228 $3,292,228 $3,304,728 |
|||||||
Total |
$2,606,824 |
$697,904 |
$3,304,728 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $1,255,829 | $697,904 | - | - | - | - | $1,953,733 | |
3 | $1,077,385 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,077,385 | |
1 | $273,610 | - | - | - | - | - | $273,610 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | TB | 16 - 17 | COVID-19 |
- Dec 05, 2024 Claimed off waivers by Seattle (SEA)
- Dec 04, 2024 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
- Oct 29, 2024 Signed to the active roster by Cleveland (CLE)
- Sep 17, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
- Sep 14, 2024 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
- Sep 07, 2024 Signed to the active roster by Cleveland (CLE)
- Aug 28, 2024 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
- Aug 27, 2024 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
- Jan 16, 2024 Signed a reserve/future contract with Cleveland (CLE)
- Aug 30, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
- Aug 29, 2023 Waived by Cleveland (CLE)
- Dec 07, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Cleveland (CLE)
- Dec 06, 2022 Waived by Tampa Bay (TB)
- May 19, 2021 Signed a 4 year $4.17 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
- May 01, 2021 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 4 (#129 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | SEA | 10 | 1 | 22 | 2.90 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 60 | 5.10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | TB | 9 | 0 | 89 | 7.50 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 |